Dietmar Nöckler represents South Tyrol at the Cross Country World Championships

In addition to the three combined athletes and the five ski jumpers, all of whom come from Val Gardena, another local athlete is tackling the title fights in Scandinavia. This is the experienced Dietmar Nöckler. He is taking part in the intercontinental title fights for the third time after 2013 and 2015. Two years ago he won bronze in the team sprint with Federico Pellegrino, and in 2013 he narrowly missed the podium in the relay in the Val di Fiemme. Now the 28-year-old from Bruneck, who was already on the podium in the team sprint in Toblach this year, is once again hunting for precious metal.

Nöckler is part of a 15-strong squad that Italy is sending to the start in cross-country skiing. In addition to him, the men's selection includes sprint star Pellegrino, Francesco De Fabiani, Simone Urbani, Sergio Rigoni and Trentino's Giandomenico Salvadori and Sebastiano Pellegrin. For the women, Elisa Brocard, Lucia Scardoni, Virginia De Martin Topranin, Gaia Vuerich, Greta Laurent, Caterina Ganz, Sara Pellegrini and Nöckler's friend Ilaria Debertolis were called up. There is no South Tyrolean at the start.

The World Championships program for cross-country skiers in Lahti (FIN): Wednesday, February 22rd 13 clock: Women, 5 km classic 14.30 clock: Men, 10 km classic

Thursday February 23nd 14 clock: Women, qualification sprint 14.35 clock: Men, qualification sprint 16.30 clock: Women, final sprint 16.30 clock: Men, final sprint

Saturday, February 25 11 clock: Women's skiathlon 13.30 clock: Men, skiathlon

Sunday February 26th 10.30 clock: Women, team sprint 11.30 clock: Men, team sprint

Tuesday February 28 12.45 clock: Women, 10 km classic

Wednesday March 1th 12.45 clock: Men, 15 km classic

Thursday, March 2th 14 clock: Women, relay

Friday March 3th 12.30 clock: Men, relay

Saturday March 4th 13.30 clock: Women's 30 km freestyle

Sunday March 5th 13.30 clock: Men's 50 km freestyle

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Dietmar Nöckler represents South Tyrol at the Cross Country World Championships

When the Nordic World Ski Championships start on Wednesday in Lahti, Finland, Dietmar Nöckler, a local cross-country skier, will also be at the start.

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